Films - A to Z list 2015
We screen nearly all our films grouped into sessions - like Adrenaline, Climbing, Running and Biking - unless they are feature length. We try and give you more than one chance to catch a film wherever possible.
We're really keen to support our filmmakers and athletes. We don't charge submission fees but as things stand, it's not financially viable for us to pay for the privilege of screening their work, so please do visit their websites, like and follow them on social media and buy their DVDs, books and music tracks where available.
Women In Mountain Adventure Competition In addition to receiving £500, the winner of the BMC TV Women In Mountain Adventure short film competition will be screened in our Spirit Of Adventure Film 4 session. The...
Kai Lightner discovered the world of rock climbing at the age of six. Now at 14 and with his mom as his belay partner, he is pushing the boundaries and grades of both indoor and outdoor climbing. Duration: 9 minutes...
An elite group of paragliders attempt an unsupported vol-bivvy across the Rockies. It's the ultimate alpine minimalist approach to travel in the mountains at 18,000 feet. Duration: 8 minutes Producer: Michael Paul Jones...
A wakeboarding film set in a quarry found deep within the Peak District. We're delighted to welcome director and Sheffield Hallam University photography student Ed Birch back to ShAFF. Last year we premiered his debut...
Living in Sheffield, you don't have to go far to find beauty, it's right outside your front door. Duration: 6 minutes Producer: Brendon Tyree Director: Brendon Tyree Year: 2013 Nationality: British Website:...
Deep pillows and Alaskan spines, all filmed at night, with massive lights, custom made LED suits, and a national government's worth of logistics, planning, and civil engineering. It’s two parts creativity, one part...
The spectacular night-time free-ski sequence with custom made LED suits. Like the sound of this? Check out the full-length version of Afterglow . Duration: 3 minutes Producer: Sweetgrass Productions Director: Nick...
A portrait of Yorkshireman Rob Jarman, the downhill mountain bike rider and professional stuntman, and his recovery from a near fatal accident while filming with director Alastair Lee for Berghaus. All My Own Stunts is...
Experience a new level of sensory overload as each athlete is wired for sound, immersing the audience completely in the moment. All the freestyle, big slope shots you'd expect plus a remarkable light-show sequence as...
The Arrowhead 135 Ultra is notorious for cold and extreme conditions and has been called one of the 50 toughest winter races on the planet. Racers were allowed to attempt the challenging 135-mile terrain on foot, bike or...
Brothers Niall and Finn McCann pack their pulks with gear for ski mountaineering, ice climbing and speed flying, and head off into the Caledonian Alps in Eastern Greenland for an adventure. Duration: 32 minutes Producer:...
This summer the Beeline Britain team - supported by Prince Harry’s Endeavour Fund - kayaked, cycled, mountain biked and hiked their way across the UK, completing two record breaking sea crossings on route, including the...
Six pro kayakers run the legendary Agua Azul river in Chiapas, Mexico, featuring impossibly blue water and a series of five large waterfalls. Led by Rafa Ortiz, the kayak team, including Rush Sturges, Evan Garcia, Aniol...
A film about the joys of year round naked swimming in the lakes of Snowdonia. Entered for the BMC TV Women In Mountain Adventure film competition 2015 . Director: Natasha Brookes
Filmmaker Guillaume Blanchet always travels with a ball in his suitcase. Bounce is his witty, animated postcard from his trips to Canada, France, Greece, the USA and Morocco and a celebration of friendship, freedom and...
Mountain biker Bryan Gregory attempts to keep up with his dog, Kaia, on a piece of Pacific Northwest single track. Like this? Check out Hollywood stunt dog action in Extreme Jumpy . (It's festival organiser Lissa's dream...
The remarkable story of Eileen Sheridan, one of Britain's greatest ever cyclists, who defied the odds to become a pro-cyclist in the 1950s, setting records that would stand for decades. Eileen, now aged 90, gives a...
DamNation explores the sea change in American attitudes from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the growing awareness that the country's own future is bound to the life and health of its rivers. Where...
In 1985 the seaside town of Epecuén in Argentina became completely submerged when a nearby dam broke. 25 years later the town has reemerged. Watch as Danny MacAskill brings a forgotten city back to life with his latest...
For the first time in one of his films trials rider Danny MacAskill climbs aboard a mountain bike and returns to his native home of the Isle of Skye in Scotland to take on a death-defying ride along the notorious Cuillin...
This film is about two of America’s finest and most inspiring road racers, Davis Phinney and Connie Carpenter-Phinney. For anyone who saw them race, Davis and Connie came to represent the best in American road racing,...
The Colorado River hasn't kissed the sea in almost two decades - until the spring of 2014 when an experimental pulse of water was released into this forgotten delta. Filmmaker Pete McBride and team of river runners...
“You're in roller skates, and you're hitting people. You definitely have to be a little crazy to play this sport." Welcome to the world of women's roller derby. Derby Crazy Love is a n adrenaline inducing ride...
Jess Huey and Scott Adamson climb into the high-desert slot canyons of Southwest Utah in search of what some are calling the best water-ice discovery in the last 20 years. Duration: 12 minutes Producer: 3 Strings...
Epic motocross on a mini scale. Karim Rejeb creates extreme sports stop-motion with Playmobil characters in this short, filmed with a GoPro Hero 2. Like this? Check out X-Treme Video's Extreme Toys - MTB . Duration: 3...
Have you ever been told "don't act like a typical tourist"? This animation and song was created to educate and encourage young people to follow the country code and behave responsibly when they visit the Peak District....
When a newbie kayaker goes paddling, he discovers a posse of pros on the river and wonders whether someday he could be that cool. A daydream in the eddy transforms the purple-helmeted rookie into a whitewater Adonis. Join...
Shot on location in September with big waves breaking in a foot of water on slabs off Scotland's north-west coast, director Chris McClean is back with another captivating, cold-water surfing short, set to poetry with...
On January 15, 2014, Alex Honnold free-soloed El Sendero Luminoso (The Shining Path) in El Portrero Chico, Mexico in a little over three hours. The climb rises 2,500 feet to the summit of El Toro making this possibly...
A Roadtrip in Spain with the Longboard Girls Crew. Seven female riders, 1 van, 15 days and 4,300 km. In this first chapter, Jacky, Valeria, Carlota & Gador welcome Maitane, who's coming from the Basque Country; Marisa...
Jumpy the dog doing extreme stunts with a little help from his trainer, Omar Muller, whose animal training film credits include The Italian Job, Four Brothers, Jackass 3D, and Water for Elephants. His dog Uggie starrred...
Awesome MTB & BMX Playmobil StopMotion video. Karim Rejeb creates extreme sports stop-motion with Playmobil characters. In this episode the Playmobil riders explore the Mountain Bike & BMX world, ridden on mountain trails...
Finding Traction presents the inspirational story of ultra runner Nikki Kimball's quest to become the fastest person in history to run America's oldest hiking trail, the 273-mile Long Trail. Duration: 57 minutes...
Following on from the success of his debut film North at last year's SHAFF, local director, Tom Richards, explores a more diverse range of riding from downhill to road in Forged, filmed entirely in Sheffield and the...
Mountain bikers are constantly exploring the world around them, looking for new trails to discover. But as our world shrinks, unridden trail networks are harder and harder to find. In “Forgotten Dirt”, Matt Hunter and...
In preparation for a journey along the Brazilian coastline for the twelfth leg of his Expedition1000 project, Dave Cornthwaite travelled to Zanzibar to learn how to kitesurf. Dave's Expedition1000 project involves 25...
Created for the Grand Depart of the Tour de France in Yorkshire Ghost Peloton fuses performance cycling with choreography and the landscapes of the route, illuminated with NVA's bespoke light suit Duration: 12 minutes...
On 14th August Dave stepped into a Hobie Mirage Adventure Kayak for the first time and began a journey from Oslo to Helsinki. On October 1st he completed the trip having covered 1000.5 miles in 48 days. Good Morning...
Sheffield director Ben Winston has produced this short film - a meditation on our place in the outdoors featuring outdoor instructor Ailsa Orlik. Duration: 4 minutes Producer: Ben Winston Director: Ben Winston Year: 2015...
When a river drops over 950 feet in three quarters of a mile, it stops looking like a river and starts looking more like a cliff with water pouring over it. And when two of the best kayakers in the world see the tumult of...
Hangout is a freeski film made for fun where friendship, fun and simplicity are the priority. From the makers of the ShAFF 2013 Best Ski/Board Film Pour Vous Servir, Hangout features the cream of French skiers as...
"Rough stuff begins where the tarmac ends." Horace and The Rough Stuff Fellowship tells the story of Horace Dall, an astronomer who—80 years ago—single-handedly crossed Iceland's moonlike central desert by bike in his...
Three mountain bikers from Colorado attempt a multi-day circumnavigation of the Huayhuash range of the Peruvian Andes on a spur-of-the-moment trip with nothing but their bikes, gear, cameras and friendship. A gnarly crash...
Lake Iliamna, Alaska's largest lake, is home to many native communities and is the world's largest sockeye salmon run. It's also the potential site of the controversial Pebble Mine and the elusive Lake Monster, Illie. On...
Dani Arnold, Stefan Siegrist, and other remarkable athletes climb frozen waterfalls in Norway, illuminated to glow with ethereal beauty for this stunning night-shot film. Duration: 4 minutes Producer: Mammut/Kate Spice...
WATCH THE TRAILER A documentary about overcoming challenges that seem 'impossible'. The film examines how we psychologically tackle apparently insurmountable challenges through the eyes of some of Britain’s most...
In March 2011 Joe Beaumont fell off a mountain. He is very lucky to be alive. Joe sustained multiple injuries down one side of his body and lay in intensive care. Thanks to the volunteers from Wasdale Mountain Rescue...
Colin Furze is a plumber by day - but in his spare time he retreats to his garage and invents all sorts of weird and wonderful contraptions. Duration: 3 minutes Producer: David Beazley Director: David Beazley Year: 2014...
World class kayakers Ben Marr and Rush Sturges race each other down a drainage ditch, recording their 70 mph, minute long-descent on GoPro cameras. Like this? Check out Ben Marr in Dream and Rush Sturges in Beyond The...
Funny man Dave Halsted tackles the internationally notorious Hebden Bridge falls in this hilarious parody of white-water epic movies. Part of the Brit Rock Film Tour . "Adventure sport film parodies have been done...
Three friends seek an adventure and set out to cross Corsica by bike - and they actually find it, with all the sweat, pain and unpleasantness implied. Duration: 13 minutes Producer: Tom Malecha Director: Tom Malecha Year:...
Filmed in Snowdonia for BMC TV, this short video explores why we walk in the mountains. Duration: 3 minutes Producer: Ben Winston Director: Ben Winston Year: 2014 Nationality: Welsh Website: www.benwinston.co.uk Follow on...
93 year old Jack English reflects on living a solitary existence in his dream home that he built in the woods, five miles from the nearest road. This moving, short film is produced by husband and wife team Josh...
A short film about Hawaiian skater Jason Park, filmed in Oahu, Hawaii. Duration: 5 minutes Producer: n/a Director: Brett Novak Year: 2014 Nationality: USA Website: http://www.brettnovak.com/ Follow on Twitter: @brettnovak...
From the top of the world to the end of the line, this film follows the life and climbs of legendary alpinist Jeff Lowe. For the past decade Jeff has suffered from a relentlessly progressive neurological deterioration and...
A portrait of Leeds’ skateboarder Joe Moore. Director Brett Novak says he'd had his eye on filming Joe for years and describes him as 'truly gifted and absurdly technically talented.' As Sidewalk puts it, " Joe Moore...
Ruby Muir is one of the world’s most promising young trail-runners. Ruby shares her journey of love and loss and the inner struggles which have helped shape her. Duration: 10 minutes Producer: Aaron Smart Director:...
Two British adventurers set out to follow Iran's longest river from source to sea. They get more than they bargained for. Duration: 15 minutes Producer: Tom Allen, Leon McCarron Director: Tom Allen, Leon McCarron Year:...
One of the most creative riders on the scene, Spanish skateboarder Kilian Martin - renowned for his dance-like technique and astonishing board control - goes escalating in Los Angeles. Duration: 4 minutes Producer: Brett...
An experimental silent movie featuring Austrian pro freeskier Lorraine Huber with tailor-made sound design which will immerse you in the feeling of skiing powder snow. kOnneX is the continuation of last winter's...
Carl Zoch and Sarah Uhl set out on a 36 hour, door to door Adventure, biking from town, hiking up a mountain and floating the river all the way home. Nothing too crazy, just enjoying the place they love, Carbondale,...
We spent four weeks in the summer of 2012 building two lines in Lofoten, Norway; a dirt line and a big bike line. Our goal was to capture world-class riding in the untouched and unique nature around Lofoten. The fast...
Deep snow, untracked slopes, classical music and a gifted skier. ‘Lorraine’, starring Austrian pro freeskier Lorraine Huber, gives us something which in today’s society is increasingly speeding up and running away...
Problem: Too busy working? Friends dispersed far and wide? No time to enjoy hanging out together? Solution: Meet on a Hill. Adventurer Alastair Humphreys put his 5 to 9 #microadventure philosophy into practice to meet up...
A journey by bike where love and adventure come together. Hannah Maia's personal story of how she came to be pulling a heavy trailer across the worlds longest mountain bike trail. Patrick and Hannah had been together and...
There’s only one in the entire universe; a woman rocking the sky in an official Red Bull Air Force helmet. As the first-and-only female member of the team, Amy Chmelecki brings a fresh perspective and an unparalleled...
Stunt Monkey (AKA Lucky Chance) is at it again. It's another first for the monkey, this time free soloing the climb 'Wonderland' at Narrowneck in Australia's Blue Mountains, Australia. Please note that Monkey can very...
Three friends train, play, explore, challenge and support each other in their parkour. Featuring Shirley Darlington from Parkour Generations with Fizz Hood and Annty Marais. Duration: 3 minutes Producer: n/a...
We follow crack climbers Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker as they attempt all the Browns and Whillans routes in the Peak District within 24 hours. Can they manage it? Duration: 10 minutes Producer: Jamie McCormack...
“Nobody’s River” tells the story of four women who want to follow the Amur River from its source to its mouth: it’s a kayaking adventure during which nothing goes exactly as planned. Although there is not even one...
Driven by a bet and the search for his father's pride, ex-pro cyclist Colin Lewis raced in the Olympics and Tour de France. Still riding in his 70s, his current ambition is to bake a sponge cake. Duration: 12 minutes...
Candide Thovex having another one of those days down-hill skiing in his home resort of Val Blanc in France. This fun, point of view short has some real stomach-in-mouth moments as you shoot at breath-taking down the...
Proper’s Sean Kelly was on RideUK BMX's list of ‘10 UK riders you need to keep an eye on!‘ last year. Find out why... Duration: 3 minutes Producer: n/a Director: Ali Hutchinson Year: 2014 Nationality: British...
Patience is about injury, illness, and coming back from them stronger than ever. Featuring alpine climber Emily Ward. Duration: 6 minutes Producer: Jen Randall Director: Jen Randall Year: 2014 Nationality: UK Website:...
Throughout life we are constantly searching for happiness. Climbing is the avenue that Mayan Smith-Gobat and Ben Rueck have found to pursue this goal and stretch their boundaries. Duration: 9 minutes Producer:...
In the summer of 2014 Dave MacLeod attempted to climb a difficult new route on the Cima Overst in the Italian Dolomites. After years of battling with a number of potentially career ending injuries, Dave not only doubted...
Project Mina follows pro climber Mina Leslie-Wujastyk through the highs and lows of her 2013 competition season, showing not only the ascents and glory, but all the moments in between. Duration: 32 minutes Producer:...
Ever get fed up of waiting for public transport? This is one man's attempt to beat London Underground by racing a Circle Line tube train on foot, getting off at Mansion House and getting back on the same train at Cannon...
The story of James Pearson, one of the UK's best trad climbers as he looks to redeem himself after controversy surrounding the grading of his routes. Duration: 53 minutes Producer: Paul Diffley & Chris Prescott...
Lycra-clad trials legend Martyn Ashton's first Road Bike Party was a YouTube sensation, so a sequel had to be made, bigger and better than before. Martyn was in the middle of filming when his life was transformed by an...
Trials bike legend Martyn Ashton's first Road Bike Party was a YouTube sensation. Martyn was in the middle of filming when his life was transformed by an accident during a trials display which has left him paralysed...
10 year old Elliot Barton heads for the Peak District hills in his attempt to better his time on his favourite Strava segment. With an original soundtrack written and sung by his 8 year old sister Tilly. Produced and...
Running Wild follows four British women as they take on the ultimate ultra running challenge - the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc. Duration: 15 minutes Producer: Toby Bradley Director: Rachel Service Year: 2014 Nationality:...
Sheffield's very own Steve Peat - the world’s most successful downhill mountain bike racer - takes his new Santa Cruz 5010 north into the wilds of Scotland. Filmed on location in the Northwest Highlands, the edit...
Steve Birkinshaw is one of the great fell runners and fittest men ever to exist. Have your mind and arteries blown as Steve attempts to break Joss Naylor’s 27 year old record by linking up all 214 Lakeland Wainwright...
Leading riders from around Europe present their best performances and immersing you into the amazing atmosphere of unique places around the globe. Duration: 30 minutes Producer: Stepan Romanov Director: Martin Vrbicky...
Skate The Steel is a short experimental film that revolves around a skater's relationship with the city of Sheffield, UK. ShAFF's very own photographer Jake Thompson co-founded Cultureshack Cinema here in Sheffield so...
Slacker features slackliner Guy Ruyssevelt walking a line in El Chorro in Spain and includes interviews with him during his two days preparation and performance on Las Encantadas. Guy’s story is unique; he...
Julian Lines is the best climber you’ve never heard of. He is undoubtedly Britain’s most accomplished free climbing soloist with world-class free ascents to his name. Winner of Best Adrenaline Film at Kendal...
Sub-Zero features ice climber John Freeman with exclusive footage of him surviving a dramatic incident when an ice pillar snapped while he was climbing on it. This film is part of an Epic TV series about four of the...
AKA 34 Pieces of Choss and 5 Horrendous Life Experiences. Put on your helmets, throw on some lycra, buckle your harness, and check your knots. Less than a year after climbing the fifteen tallest peaks in California, by...
A ski adventure film about the search for the mythical Sugar Mountain. Duration: 45 minutes Producer: Oscar McLennan, Watkin McLennan Director: Richard James Year: 2014 Nationality: Australia Website:...
Highlining between two hot air balloons. Duration: 5 minutes Producer: Sebastien Montaz-Rosset Director: Sebastien Montaz-Rosset Year: 2014 Nationality: French Website: http://www.sebmontaz.com Follow on Twitter:...
Runners from around the world descend on a tiny town in Tennessee to test their mental and physical limits during one of the most secretive, eccentric, and difficult trail races ever created. Duration: 90 minutes...
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Ridge running and scrambling along the spectacular, classic mountain ridge line on the Isle of Skye with mountain guide Paul Tattersall. Duration: 8 minutes Producer: Nadir Khan Director: N adir K han Year: 2014...
The spray ice formations at Helmcken Falls, are a terrifying complex of giant, overhung icicles and thus has become Will Gadd’s obsession and the leading edge of modern ice climbing. Duration: 52 minutes Producer: Bryan...
In early 2014, Dave MacLeod and Calum Muskett set out for Patagonia to repeat David Lama's free Compressor Route on Cerro Torre. It is probably the hardest Alpine climb in the world. Duration: 11 minutes Producer: Ben...
One fine day Jerry Aylmer found himself in Tajikistan, in possession of a totally unsuitable car. He had quit his trading job in London in order to try and make a difference rather than a profit. Having driven an...
In 1974 Gordy Ainsleigh competed against the horses in a 100 mile trail ride through the Sierra Nevada mountains... on foot. In true pioneering spirit he wanted to achieve something that others thought impossible. This...
When he was a kid Sebastian Linda saw a skater jumping for the first time and believed it was magic that made him fly. In The Revenge Of The Beast he brings his childhood dream to life. Duration: 6 minutes Producer:...
This breath-taking short is actually a trailer for a forthcoming film due out later this year called 'The Sanctity of Space' about “the alchemy of landscape and people amidst the mountains of Alaska.” The Ridge was...
Matt Wilder is attacked by a gorilla for over the chalk in this humorous bouldering short. Duration: 1 minutes Producer: n/a Director: n/a Year: 2014 Nationality: American Website: http://www.accessfund.org/ Follow on...
Paraglider Jean Baptiste Chandelier specialises in flying close to the ground, skimming houses and people to give the audience watching the sense that they too are flying. Duration: 5 minutes Producer: Jean-Baptiste...
A short film for TDF and Sheffield Hallam about the what Peak District Cycling has to offer. Duration: 1 minutes Producer: Edward Birch Director: Edward Birch Year: 2014 Nationality: UK Website:...
At sixty-four years old, Steve Fugate has walked across the United States seven times to raise awareness for depression and suicide and to inspire people he meets to "love life." Duration: 7 minutes Producer: KorduroyTV...
Travailen follows Ryan Sandes and Ryno Griesel’s on their attempt of the Drakensberg Grand Traverse (DGT). The only certainty is struggle. Duration: 27 minutes Producer: Greg Fell and Hannah Slezacek Director: Dean...
Valeur is a short film which follows in former England Rugby Captain Catherine Spencer’s footsteps as she attempted to climb her first two 4,000+ metre mountains the Breithorn (4,164m) and Allalinhorn (4,027m) in...
The greatest untold story of American counterculture is that of the Yosemite Valley rock climbers. For the past fifty years, Yosemite's massive cliffs have drawn explorers and madmen to leave materialism behind and...
Vasu Sojitra lost his right leg to a blood infection at 9 months old. Rather than letting his disability define him, Vasu has always treated his amputation as a mere hiccup in life. Duration: 7 minutes Producer: Tyler...
Majestic red canyon walls. D ry desert, yellow plains. Emerald green waters. Brotherly bonds and a search for adventure. Kitchen Sink Films loaded up their fishing reels and set out to share the rugged beauty that is Lees...
Take Steve McClure (Britain's top sport climber) and Neil Mawson (E10-conquering dark horse). Throw them into the dizzying Verdon Gorge then stir well with the filmmaking skills of Sheffield's Rich Heap and Ben...
Aiming to walk on a 50-metre highline at an altitude of 2,800 metres in the middle of winter. American highliner Hayley Ashburn says, "My goal in life is to show women that they can do sports like this." Ashburn and her...
Spectacular wipe-outs on the deadly surf break in Newport Beach, California. Duration: 4 minutes Producer: Alexandra Amodio Director: Brecht Vanthof Year: 2013 Nationality: American Website: http://www.bvhcreative.com...
Last year we featured The Penguin Runner, from Australian film maker Morgan Cardiff, charting Dave Chamberlain and his 2700km journey through Namibia and South Africa. West to the Sea is the latest installment. In 2013...
A short film about how walking and adventure can shape your whole life. Filmmaker Jen Randall reflects on the impact of her childhood walks with her Dad. Duration: 4 minutes Producer: Jen Randall Director: Jen Randall...
The world’s fastest flying woman, Ellen Brennan, shows us why wingsuit flying is worth the risk. Her interview gives us an unprecedented look into an often misunderstood sport and puts a very human face on what appears...
Faith Dickey is a soft-spoken Texan with a long list of achievements in the world of highlining. If there is anyone who proves how little gender matters in sport it's her. Although she is not into tricklining she holds...
Yeti Cycles pro rider Hannah Barnes got into cycling relatively late (through her younger brother, Joe) and it was 2005 before she did her first MTB race, aged 18. This year she' s been racing the Enduro World Series....
At only 21 years old, Shaun Coxsey is Britain's best competition climber. After a nail-biting season she's ranked second in the world. Shauna talks us through her inspiring philosophy toward life, competition, and sport....
PART OF THE RISKY PLAY SESSION WITH ANDY KIRKPATRICK AND TIM MEEK, DOTRYTHISATHOME.COM We're proud to present the premiere of Andy Kirkpatrick's latest film as part of the Risky Play session at 16.30 on Sunday 22...
